IQ test
 

You do know that if the test is US based you as a European will probably get an anomalous high result right?

(this is due to the better education systems we have)

Originally posted by Heraclitus
You do know that if the test is US based you as a European will probably get an anomalous high result right?
(this is due to the better education systems we have) It's a Danish test made by some Mensa member apparently.

Originally posted by Solver
You know, IQ tests are generally poor. This is even worse than usual. For one, all questions are of the same "guess the next shape" format. That being only one area, it would probably be scorned at by most researchers. Yeah I thought of that too.

Secondly, online IQ tests tend to give inflated results. I just clicked through the questions at random in a minute. That's 40 questions, 8 answers - statistically, I probably got 5 right. The site reported an IQ of 90, which is just slightly below-average, no way. The questions get harder as the number goes up. Perhaps that disrupts the random clicking method somehow.
The test has also been taken by 250000 people it says.
Anyway, you state some valid criticisms of course. Only way to be sure is if some people here take the test as well, and see if everyone gets some ridiculous result. Come on!

AFAIK I do probably have an IQ of 125 or so, so the result doesn't seem far off.

I broke the test, I'm sorry http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...lies/frown.gif

Sure, but there's statistics. It's unlikely I answered enough for 90 at random, but possible. But take the test clicking through it randomly another 10 times and then statistics and common sense indicate that the results should be really low.

I just did another random click-through and got 86. Again, not terribly likely.

I just answered the first five questions (the number one should get randomly correct) and then submitted the test, and still got a result of Below 79. So I assume this supports the hypothesis that your score is a result of randomly answering hard question correctly.

Anyway, I'm not really interested in a lengthy discussion of the validity of this test, sorry. http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...ilies/cute.gif

Anyone know any good IQ tests online?
I guess I'll need to cough up money if I ever want a good IQ test. http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...s/rolleyes.gif

I've been wondering for a long time if there's a correlation between a high IQ and certain philosophical worldviews. I guess I'll need to try and infiltrate their organization to find out. :ninja:
It would be nice to know somewhat in advance though if I were wasting my time. http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...ies/tongue.gif

The 1st time I took an IQ test was in high school and scored 142. I took an online one a few years back and got 136.

I qualified for the Mensa types but never looked into it further. http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...lies/crook.gif

It's such an artificial concept...it shows your ability to answer pointless and silly tests, really...

Originally posted by BlackCat
http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...smilies/hm.gif Being on the right end of a bottle of wine and need of doing something before bed, I tried it and got the following. Guess that even when drunk, I'm just as smart as Maniac http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...ilies/cute.gif As a short term effect, alcohol actually stimulates certain areas of the brain. http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...ilies/cute.gif

Bah, the test only goes up to 140! http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...es/doitnow.gif

I got a 110. In past tests, I've done much better.

I was skating here through Q21. Beginning with Q22, I was mostly guessing. It was like someone turned off the light switch. http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...lies/frown.gif

130 but only had time to answer 38 questions.

It's like all DIY IQ tests, complete bs.

If you really want to find out your intelligence, the best approximation is the WAIS test conducted by a qualified psychologist or psychiatrist. It's not totally accurate, but it's far better than the online nonsense.

Do you know the answer to the last question, 39? I've seen some pattern in them, but none that result me in an answer.

W00t, just figured out 36 & 37!
Hmm, only still have score 135.

When I was 12 I sat the Mensa test and was accepted. They said I had an IQ of 177, which may have been inflated because of my young age.

I was a member for 1 year during which time I did not do a single thing with the organization. I let my subscription lapse. After that happened, I received my certificate of membership in the mail!

Well I just sat the website test, and my final score was 118.

Which may go to show that I was smarter as a 12 year old than I am as a 28 year old http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...lies/smile.gif

Originally posted by Alinestra Covelia
Well I just sat the website test, and my final score was 118.

Which may go to show that I was smarter as a 12 year old than I am as a 28 year old http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...lies/smile.gif Then again, this test only seems to test for spatial/visual skills, which men are better at, while other IQ tests also test for verbal intelligence, which women are better at.

Am I supposed to go cross-eyed and lose focus while doing the test?

I think I need to get more sleep.

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Hurray I passed.

I'm not going to bother taking the test, thus proving that my intelligence is ridiculously phenomenal.